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Re: Ian Mahinmi to Indiana

After losing his starting job and then watching Hill get the contract that he got, how does anyone know that DC didn't quietly ask for a trade? Maybe the FO made the best out of a bad situation. Some people on here don't want to give anyone a chance....come on! Halfway through last season, all you heard were the Travis Best comparisons. Do you guys remember that DC isn't much of a passer; especially on the break? I don't know how many times he missed wide open wings on the fast break, only to pull up and jack his own shot. Yeah, I agree, he had some decent play in the playoffs, but so did Hill. I remember that in the 1st Round, our starting 5 was the best 5 on the court out of all teams. Most people freaked on the DD for unknown bench player JO too. Let's give the new guys a chance, Geez. Perhaps we won't lose every freaking lead if we build a strong bench.

Re: Ian Mahinmi to Indiana

I'll say this for the front office - they're willing to make bold moves and take the subsequent flak from the fans. Whether these moves will pay off for this team remains to be seen, but you have to give them credit for taking those chances.

Re: Ian Mahinmi to Indiana

Mahinmi is a decent backup Center. He averaged 7 points and 4.5 rebounds in the playoffs this year. In the few times I've seen him play, I noticed that he doesn't block shots and he's not very good defensively. That's the only disappointing thing about this trade to me.

Re: Ian Mahinmi to Indiana

After losing his starting job and then watching Hill get the contract that he got, how does anyone know that DC didn't quietly ask for a trade?

Or that Walsh knew DC really wanted to start and that there was no way he would get the chance here. One of the Donnie Tropes is that he really does try to find the best situation for a player - its the reason why the (sane) players loved him as a GM.

I'll say this for the front office - they're willing to make bold moves and take the subsequent flak from the fans. Whether these moves will pay off for this team remains to be seen, but you have to give them credit for taking those chances.

That's all Pritchard, you know. Everyone knows Donnie would have Done Nothing.

BillS

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...

Re: Ian Mahinmi to Indiana

Mavs fan here.

First let me address why Mavs fans celebrate this trade and treat Darren Collison like the 2nd coming of Jesus. With the off-season the Mavs had until yesterday we would have celebrated a trade for a dead rat. Our starting PG was probably Dominique Jones and our best guard Delonte West (assuming we re-sign him). The Mavs were unlikely to retain the services of Mahinmi as he was apparently chased by a few teams, so obviously we were happy to get something for Mahinmi. That doesn´t say much about Mahinmi itself.

Re: Ian Mahinmi to Indiana

According to Wells this moves were made by Walsh and Pritchard, but he pointed out that Pritchard is the one on the phone all the time talking to other teams about deals.

That makes sense, but remember Walsh said in the press conference that the final decision is his. If for some reason Pritch and Donnie cannot agree, than Donnie makes the final decision. So Walsh must have agreed with these moves.

Re: Ian Mahinmi to Indiana

That's all Pritchard, you know. Everyone knows Donnie would have Done Nothing.

Oh no, you opened that can of worms. Well, now that you've gone there I'll just say these feel like Donnie moves to me. And in fairness to Donnie, he does have a fair record sussing out buried talent. Here's hoping Mahinmi turns out to be another underrated gem.

Re: Ian Mahinmi to Indiana

That makes sense, but remember Walsh said in the press conference that the final decision is his. If for some reason Pritch and Donnie cannot agree, than Donnie makes the final decision. So Walsh must have agreed with these moves.

I agree, all I'm saying is that Pritchard is doing what he does best in making trades and staying aggressive, it looks to me like he brings the ideas to Walsh and as you said he makes the final decision.